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Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR
No, 4 did. It was that year of the Grammys that turned me off to it permanently.
4 was the TRUTH. Best R&B album of 2011 flat.
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Speaking of the Bible that is
4, BEYONCE does not have as much replay value as a whole body of work as
4 does.
By the way, what did you make of the whole BEYONCE snub (I'm not referring to the AOTY category, I'm talking about the travesty that was Best Contemporary Album)? Pharrell did NOT deserve a Grammy for that TRASH album, in fact, he was the LEAST deserving in that category.
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Originally posted by Teezy
I am.
And critical acclaim is the most significant thing when determining a defining artist of a decade in a quality-driven genre like R&B.
Like, what else is it being based on? Sales? Not in a commercial climate like this where every release is mostly mediocre in sales, especially in R&B. Influence? Well, they mostly line up with critical acclaim.
What's the other criteria for you?
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Critical acclaim is not this big thing you're making it out to be. It is literally the opinion of a bunch of music snobs, nothing more nothing else. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to see incredible albums get their due respect but nowadays, critical acclaim does not translate into impact or anything else. Sales are also another thing that are not indicative of impact or good music.
For me personally, the impact and the influence of a body of work is what is most important. It also has to be appeasing to my ears in all regards (lyricism, structure, instrumentation, mixing, subject matter, relatability, etc). Do you think the average Joe checks an albums critical and/or commercial success in order for them to like it/appreciate it? Do you think an album's influence can be measured by its critical acclaim? I think not.
